In Conversation With Tom Friedman’s House, A Continuing Series ….

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So hows that 5 year plan working out for you?
I recall visiting a little shop with a variety of Chinese goods replete with Cultural Revolution posters, Chairman Mao’s Little Red Book, Red Army caps sporting the red star, and of course the obligatory Che Guevara t-shirt.
The juggernaut chinese economy appears to be sputtering no worse than the US…less govt. more freedom.
When did Tom Friedman host any Chinese delegations?
Maybe Tom should invite Fidel instead…
Communism does’nt work!
Maoists lied, millions died…
Cheers
Hans-Christian Georg Rupprecht, Commander in Chief
1st Saint Nicolaas Army
Army Group “True North”

http://reason.com/archives/2010/05/19/and-the-enlightened-tyrants-wi
…widely read liberal New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, who pointed out (twice in recent months) that despotism can be advantageous if “enlightened” tyrants (in this case, environmentalists) would run the show.
“One-party autocracy certainly has its drawbacks,” according to Friedman. “But when it is led by a reasonably enlightened group of people, as China is today, it can also have great advantages.”…

Beautiful, Kate.

I hope he has 10,000 of those energy-saving light bulbs in there.

Is this the part where we hold resources over China’s head in exchange for human rights?
Who are we kidding? Slave labour is no match for money.

It has been said that the last 10 years of China’s Growth has resulted in middle & upper class Wealth.., But that Construction worker wages have remained the SAME…It is an interesting oddity in a Communist closed system….The redistribution of wealth crap must stop when the Elite’s have absolute control. That would be consistent with accepted theory…The greenee folks have a wet dream
Tom Friedman sees the reality as Corruption and thinks he can take avantage of China.. NOT

Is this what they call “Horns of a dilema”?
Have a job and be able to afford electricity that you can’t get … vs … no job and have electricity you can’t pay for. What would Suzuki do?

Any pics of Mo Strong’s China digs?

There is something else going on here. China does not give a rat about the environment.

Interesting that energy efficiency per unit of output is at best half of the US and I would assume Canada. And yet overall per capita energy consumption is much lower there. I guess all we need to do here is live like Chinese peasants to meet Tom’s expectations.